US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted ...

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as the Slave Coast ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to gain citizenship in Benin under a new law that grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. This initiative aims to attract the ...